Newt Gingrich lacks moral character, says ex-wife

Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks to the media at the Union League Club following an earlier meeting with Donald Trump at Trump Tower on December 5, 2011 in New York City.

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Spencer Platt

Newt Gingrich lacks the moral character to serve as President, his ex-wife Marianne Gingrich told ABC News, saying he did not practice family values during their 18 years of marriage.

Newt Gingrich responded to the allegations during Thursday night's Republican presidential debate. He angrily denied that he asked his second wife for an "open marriage" and criticized what he called the "destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media."

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